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Council adopts new rules to cap cultural-event costs for nonprofits as budget questions remain
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance that reforms off-duty and public-works rental fees for cultural events, aiming to limit costs to nonprofit organizers; members asked the administration to attach historical cost data and provide quarterly updates on city expenditures related to parades and festivals.
The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted city ordinance 26-001, which reforms fees for off‑duty police and Department of Public Works (DPW) rental costs applied to nonprofit and cultural events. The ordinance was amended on the floor to fix typographical errors and to clarify the list of special cultural events covered; the council adopted it unanimously (9–0).
Multiple members of the public testified…
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